ferals

plural of feral

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ferals
Noun
  • These additives are turning up everywhere, from air and water to soil, and are suspected endocrine disruptors that interfere with hormones in humans and animals.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • It's known for its 25,000 large animals, with over 1 million wildebeest and 72,000 zebras, according UNESCO World Heritage.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • SpongeBob is back, as are the colorful critters living in Zootopia.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Making the area around fruit trees less attractive to critters also deters them.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Abby’s Magical Beasties, where one of the beasties goes missing, and Abby must problem-solve.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In a horrific twist, Kasumi (Kana Hanazawa) wakes up way too early — and thus has to battle the ferocious beasties to survive.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There is a chili style for everyone — it can be adapted for carnivores or vegetarians, brimming with beans or bobbing with chunky vegetables.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This suggests that a role in the development of this region for hox genes is the ancestral state, and was present prior to the limbed vertebrates diverging from fish.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
    Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Ferals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ferals. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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